Photo: Rural Health Professions Action Plan from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada · CC BY 2.0William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Yellowhead, the riding that includes Carstairs
Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada. No provincial riding is named for Carstairs: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse. In the census’s list of municipalities, Carstairs is a town. Who leads Carstairs’ council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Alberta.
Three governments, and who does what
Carstairs, a town in Alberta, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assembly.ab.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Carstairs has no upper-tier council: Division No. 6, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Carstairs, from the most recent elections.
- 1Carstairs councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsYellowhead
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Carstairs votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Carstairs council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta was last elected on 29 May 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Carstairs council was elected on 20 October 2025, and the next vote is on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act fixes that date: the third Monday in October every four years. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
assembly.ab.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
William Stevenson represents Yellowhead in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Yellowhead · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
William Stevenson is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. Mapped onto today’s Yellowhead, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 60%; in 2025 William Stevenson kept the seat in the same hands.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Red Deer—Mountain View returned Earl Dreeshen (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Results in Red Deer—Mountain View, the riding Carstairs belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Yellowhead.
In 2021, 70% of electors cast a ballot in Red Deer—Mountain View, more than the national 63%. Across Canada’s 338 ridings, only 15 were won more comfortably. Earl Dreeshen was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 80%. 31,854 votes separated Earl Dreeshen (Conservative Party of Canada) from Marie Grabowski (New Democratic Party) in Red Deer—Mountain View in 2021, when the winner took 64%.
All 7 candidates in Red Deer—Mountain View, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Dreeshen | Conservative Party of Canada | 40,680 | 64.3% |
| Marie Grabowski | New Democratic Party | 8,826 | 13.9% |
| Kelly Lorencz | People's Party of Canada | 7,581 | 12.0% |
| Olumide Adewumi | Liberal Party of Canada | 4,084 | 6.5% |
| Mark Wilcox | Maverick Party | 1,640 | 2.6% |
| Clayten Willington | Independent | 298 | 0.5% |
| Jared Pilon | Libertarian Party of Canada | 211 | 0.3% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Carstairs council spends less per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Alberta’s municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Taxes on property make up 34% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 44%. Debt Carstairs council owes over the long term came to $2.6M, $493 a resident, under the median of $745. Full-time staff number 39, about 7.4 to every thousand residents. At $2,579 for every resident in 2024, Carstairs council sits below the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. No service costs more than recreation and culture, at $727 per resident and 28% of the total.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $3.8M | $727 | 28% |
| Roads and transit | $2.6M | $487 | 19% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.3M | $437 | 17% |
| General government | $2M | $384 | 15% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.6M | $300 | 12% |
| Planning and development | $734K | $140 | 5% |
| Social services and child care | $548K | $104 | 4% |
Money: municipal financial and statistical data 2024, Alberta Municipal Affairs. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Residents: Statistics Canada, 2025 estimate.
Having a say in how Carstairs is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.ab.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
Questions about how Carstairs is run
Who is the MP for Carstairs?
For Carstairs, it’s William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Yellowhead.
Which party won Carstairs in the 2021 federal election?
Red Deer—Mountain View went to Earl Dreeshen (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, William Stevenson has been the MP for Yellowhead.
Who is the MLA for Carstairs?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Carstairs.
Who heads the council in Carstairs?
The head of Carstairs’ council isn’t named here; as a town, it publishes its council itself.
How much does Carstairs council spend?
Carstairs council spent $13.5M in 2024 for about 5,248 residents; its largest service line was recreation and culture, at $3.8M.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Money: municipal financial and statistical data 2024, Alberta Municipal Affairs. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Residents: Statistics Canada, 2025 estimate. · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).